Monday, January 3, 2011

day 3 A New Hobby

I don't know yet if this will turn into anything, but I learned the beginning of crocheting today!

One of my Student Council kids stayed after school and showed me. She is good at all things sewing and was a great teacher. I'm not sure if I was a great student- I felt very clumsy trying to hold everything at once.

Anyway, this is how far I got- the photo for day 3. Not very far, I know, but I told her I would practice a little more tonight and try to have a few rows to show her tomorrow. Wish me luck.

EXIF info:

Canon T2i

Tokina macro lens 100 mm f 2.8

1/50 sec ISO 3200

I think this is a fairly decent picture, not one of my favorites though.

What I could have done differently: I think this picture is a little too bright/blown out. I should have brought the ISO down a little bit or upped the shutter speed to try and capture more detail. I also wish I would have used a smaller aperture so that all of the crochet chain was all in focus and not just primarily the numbers on the crochet hook.

I may retry a similar shot to try and get it a little better.

I'm having great fun at this so far. I know it's only day 3, but I am thinking all day about what I'm going to shoot that night and it's making me get excited about getting the camera out and actually trying some shot I wouldn't have done before.

About Me

I am a mom of 2 amazing boys, Spanish teacher and wanna-be photographer.
I've always had an interest in photography and now with my first DSLR I'm trying to really learn as much as I can. My camera has basically become an extension of my arm and eye.
Hopefully with this 365 project, we'll see lots of growth in my pictures. It will take longer than 365 days, but I will get 365 pictures eventually!